#ugh this shit book

[paimt]

its just supervised phone calls like

in the wise words of stan himself: give me money

[bitesonmyneck]

ratcliffe power station by michael kenna

[shiftythrifting]

You've heard of girl dinner - now prepare yourself for girl bible. Found in Goodwill.

[reallybadblackoutpoems]

not entirely legal (1977) - l.p. leary

"lost in a fugue of penis delirium"

[princessefemmelesbian]

Transandrophobia truthers are so damn racist and white oh my fucking god y'all actually piss me the fuck off every time you tokenize Black and brown men for your stupid as fuck "mra but make it trans-inclusive" ideology created by a creepy guy with a corrective rape fetish(something I'll never let up on for as long as I live, btw). If I ever see another one of y'all say "Black and brown men face discrimination because they're seen as overly masculine and that's why masculinity in men is oppressed in this society" I will literally kill myself. Stop using Black and brown men as brownie points for your bullshit arguments about misandry being real when you don't have the slightest idea how racialized oppression works. White boys are so annoying and dumb istfg.

@punkeropercyjackson @punknicodiangelo @pinkpinkstarlet

[gingermintpepper]

hi, i haven't read the iliad and the odyssey but want to - do u have a specific translation you recommend? the emily wilson one has been going around bc, y'know, first female translator of the iliad and odyssey into english, but i was wondering on if you had Thoughts

Hi anon! Sorry for the somewhat late response and I'm glad you trust me with recommendations! Full, disclosure, I am somewhat of a traditionalist when it comes to translations of the source text of the Iliad + Odyssey combo wombo, which means I tend to prefer closeness in literal verbiage over interpretation of the poetic form of these epics - for that reason, my personal preferred versions of the Odyssey and Iliad both are Robert Fitzgerald's. Because both of these translations (and his Aeneid!) were done some 50+ years ago (63 for his original Odyssey tl, 50 flat for his Iliad and 40 for his Aeneid) the English itself can be a bit difficult to read and the syntax can get confusing in a lot of places, so despite my personal preferences, I wouldn't recommend it for someone who is looking to experience the Iliad + Odyssey for the very first time.

For an absolute beginner, someone who has tried to read one or both of these epics but couldn't get into it or someone who has a lot of difficulty with concentrating on poetry or long, winding bits of prose, I fully and wholeheartedly recommend Wilson's translation! See, the genius of Emily Wilson's Iliad + Odyssey isn't that she's a woman who's translated these classics, it's that she's a poet who's adapted the greek traditional poetic form of dactylic hexameter into the english traditional poetic form of iambic pentameter. That alone goes a very very long way to making these poems feel more digestible and approachable - iambic pentameter is simply extremely comfortable and natural for native english speakers' brains and the general briskness of her verbiage helps a lot in getting through a lot of the problem books that people usually drop the Iliad or Odyssey in like Book 2 of the Iliad or Book 4 of the Odyssey. I think it's a wonderful starting point that allows people to familiarise themselves with the source text before deciding if they want to dig deeper - personally, researching Wilson's translation choices alone is a massive rabbit hole that is worth getting into LOL.

The happy medium between Fitzgerald's somewhat archaic but precise syntax and Wilson's comfortable meter but occasionally less detailled account is Robert Fagles' Iliad + Odyssey. Now, full disclosure, I detest how Fagles handles epithets in both of his versions, I think they're far too subtle which is something he himself has talked at length about in his translation notes, but for everything else - I'd consider his translations the most well rounded of english adaptations of this text in recent memory. They're accurate but written in plain English, they're descriptive and detailled without sacrificing a comfortable meter and, perhaps most importantly, they're very accessible for native english speaking audiences to approach and interact with. I've annotated my Fagles' volumes of these books to heaven and back because I'm deeply interested in a lot of the translation decisions made, but I also have to specifically compliment his ability to capture nuance in the characters' of these poems in a way I don't often see. He managed to adapt the ambivalence of ancient greek morality in a way I scarcely see and that probably has a hand in why I keep coming back to his translations.

Now, I know this wasn't much of a direct recommendation but as I do not know you personally, dear anon, I can't much make a direct recommendation to a version that would best appeal to your style of reading. Ideally, I'd recommend that you read and enjoy all three! But, presuming that you are a normal person, I suggest picking which one is most applicable for you. I hope this helps! 🥰

[multishipperbish]

some redacted dialogue from my fic that i'm not gonna use (i dislike how i wrote jack here) but still really wanted to illustrate

tw for implied/referenced self-harm? general mental instability. there's a knife and someone wants to get cut by it is what i mean. but no open wounds are shown. no violence actually happens. comic under cut in case it triggers anyone. stay safe !

[reapercfmars]

I feel personally attacked by how much has happened to Mustang in this book

[mlobsters]

thought you know, i should maybe try to start up the spn rewatch because it's been a hot minute. but i have 1x18 (the shtriga) up next and you know this would lead to a rant about john winchester and i don't know i have the mental or emotional energy for that -_-

[readingwriter92]

Started reading starfleet academy: collision course on like Saturday but properly started it today and fuck I am actually enjoying it way more than I thought i would

Did I buy it specifically bc the summary started with: “young Jim Kirk wants nothing to do with starfleet…he’s a headstrong seventeen year old barely scraping by in San Francisco, haunted by horrific memories from his past”

I was begging. Hoping. Pleading. For some tarsus trauma content.

Pg. 33 when two essentially cops have caught him for stealing a car “…Kirk didn’t care what happened next. Whatever it was, it couldn’t be worse than seeing a cloud of vapourized blood puff from the back of Edith Zaglada as the eight year old girl ran for—”

LIKE FUCK. I don’t even care if this book tries to tell me that’s not about tarsus. I don’t - I audibly. Screeched at that line. I adore.

[odetojupiter]

i see everyone saying they’re so excited for tgr to come out. not me though, i’m actually filled with existential dread and it’s ruining my day to day life

[satoruxx]

HE TOOK HIS GLASSES OFF IN!!! BETWEEN!!!! THE KISS!!!!!!!!

[girlivealwaysbean]

can someone tell me how to keep going if your hardwork does pay off but you don't feel anything when you achieve your goal just relief and numb again

[the-gayest-tree-you-ever-did-see]

finally caved and started reading all for the game. two chapters into the foxhole court and what kind of gay fucking shit is this! also did not know there were sports in here

[vurlient]

˖ ݁𖥔 ݁˖ 𐙚 SUPERFICIAL ≽^•⩊•^≼ ˖ ݁𖥔 ݁˖

TW: Flashing lights!

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song by heidi montag ^^

[monstermoviedean]

"it's the same in other countries" no the fuck it is not. "yeah in my entirely different field it's exactly the same" no the fuck it is not. literally any anecdote i tell about my (limited!) teaching experience gets me a starbucks drive thru meme response. it is NOT the same. you do not fucking get it.